wheelchair

Everyday

1. A wheelchair is a chair with large wheels used by people who cannot walk or find walking hard. tree →
2. Some wheelchairs are pushed by the user's arms, some by another person, and some have electric motors. tree →

In the lessons

In respect and inclusion lessons, wheelchair users go to school, work and play sports (wheelchair basketball, the Paralympics); ramps, lifts, wide doors and dropped kerbs make places accessible. In manners, don't touch or push someone's wheelchair without asking, speak to the person, not to their helper, and don't park bikes or bins in the way of ramps. Phrases: wheelchair user, wheelchair access, wheelchair ramp, in a wheelchair, wheelchair-accessible.

Examples

• My friend uses a wheelchair and is great at basketball. tree →
• The library has a ramp for wheelchair access. tree →
• Always ask before you push someone's wheelchair. tree →
• Wheelchair racers are very fast. tree →
• The lift helps wheelchair users get upstairs. tree →
• Don't leave your bike blocking the wheelchair ramp. tree →
• She has an electric wheelchair that she controls with a joystick. tree →
• Many Paralympic athletes compete in wheelchairs. tree →

Note

One word: wheelchair. Polite to say «wheelchair user», not «wheelchair-bound» or «confined to a wheelchair»: a wheelchair gives freedom. A wheelchair is part of a person's personal space.